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[05Torana]

Laz

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[xu2308]

I have Pics of the A9X Hatch HDT Promo Car that was in Tassy,It was in the Launceston Car Museum on Display,it had Hotwire Mags on it and a Rear Roll Cage,im sure it came from South Australia and it was the one in the History of Torana mag.
A bloke name Rodney French from Devonport Tasmania owned it,but he Sold it to a guy in Melbourne,so its in Melbourne now not Tasmania,there are story that Rodney French got $200,000-$300,000 for it when he sold it,So a good price.

The pics of the one Fly Posted up i have a Unique Car Add of that Car and it was For Sale in N.S.W for $15,000-$25,000
It says it was the Wheels Test Car February 1978,and the Car was going to a Auction on 27 March at South Coast Auctions Wollongong
It List it HT Engine Number in Full in the Add.

And in Unique Car there was a Add for the Holden A9X Hatch,it was the Lightweight A9X for Bob Jane it was in South Australia for sale
It list its Chassis Number,the Car is painted in White all over,with Chrome Bumpers, Best Offer is the price on the add.

And i have a Add of the EX-HDT A9X Race Car for sale,its in Victoria for sale(Its the Negus HDT A9X,No.4)
The price is $45,000 So the Negus HDT A9X Hatch must of been in Vic at some stage.

[REDA9X]

The first car you refer to is back in Tasmania.
The second car is in Sydney.
The Bob Jane spare is not one of the 33 A9X rolling shells, it's a lightwieght special originally supplied for sports sedans along with the orange car.
The ex Negus hatch was in Vic at one stage, owned by the same guy who later had the 79 Brock hatch, and he now has the spare Bob Jane shell above. Paul Stubber now has the Negus hatch

[xu2308]

Thanks REDA9X
Never knew the HDT Promo A9X Hatch came back to Tassy,but good to hear.Where the Bob Jane Light Weight White A9X Hatch now,that still about.
Be very interesting how well they would have gone at Le-Mans had they went,shame it never happened,The two light weight one must be nearly the rarest of the A9X Hatches other than the 33 Race Shells.

[xu2308]

Ok i Just re-read your reply,The Bob Jane Light Weight one is owned by the guy that used to own Negus No.4 HDT Hatch in Vic.
Thanks for the info REDA9X
I heard REDA9X the Black A9X Hatch from Hobart,the Ex WIN TV Cameraman Car(The Biante Model)is now in Qld,was in Awesome condition when i last seen it,it was at Dave Powell Super wheels Car yard in Hobart For Sale then it vanished,So im guessing thats when it went to Mainland.

[05Torana]

The first car you refer to is back in Tasmania.
The second car is in Sydney.
The Bob Jane spare is not one of the 33 A9X rolling shells, it's a lightwieght special originally supplied for sports sedans along with the orange car.
The ex Negus hatch was in Vic at one stage, owned by the same guy who later had the 79 Brock hatch, and he now has the spare Bob Jane shell above. Paul Stubber now has the Negus hatch

I am lead to believe that Rodney French then purchased an orange (dont know if it was Papaya or Valencia Orange) four door A9X Prototype through Shannons Melbourne auction a couple of years ago.
Definetly had a Salisbury rear end with drum brakes.

Does anybody know anything about this car!

[REDA9X]

The Bob Jane cars were not designed to go to Le Mans, that was Bob Forbes. One car is Orange and in Canberra, the other is the Janson 79 hatch.
The car Rodney French bought is apparently a prototype. When the car was for sale I had a lot of people asking me about it, but the fact was I could not put my hand on my heart and say yes this is a genuine car, and I never saw it in the flesh. IT's still on the Shannons site. I'm sure it's red, not orange.

[xu2308]

REDA9X
Who was going to take them to Le-mans,Was it Holden or HDT or some other team,wonder how they would of been painted up in war paint.
Hope it was HDT,would of looked awesome the A9X Hatches in HDT War paint at Le-Mans,Been interesting how they would of went,but Like the Should of been 1972 Bathurst Race with the LJ XU-1 V8 vs XA GTHO Phase 4,we will never know.

[xu2308]

In a Street Machine Mag i have here,there a story on the light weight A9X Hatch,its not the Janson one its the other one,have to dig it up.
And i have a Custom Rodder Magazine there is a A9X Hatch owned by Geoff Paton of Super-Plus Dandenong,its a A9X Race Shell built for Circuit Racing (HDT,Grice etc.) So magazine says.
The pics are in Black&white so Hatch might be a white Colour,it has the Huge Ass HDT Wheels on it(Phase 4 Looking Wheels,HDT Used)the Car Running a 350 Chev,Trans is a Turbo 400,Diff Ration is 3.90 and Front Seats are Schiel Seats.
It Runs 12.78 over the Q/Mile,it has a letter Box type scoop on bonnet,Its Vic Rego this car.
Super Plus in Dandenong was a High Performance place in Vic,the Custom Rodder Magazine is Dated Aug-Sept 1980

[xu2308]

Thats Awesome that Tassy has both the HDT Promo cars here,i hope one Day the Black A9X Hatch with the white Interior comes back to Tassy and the Black A9X 4-Door with the Speced up Group C Race Engine,most of the Tassy Motors Hobart Sold A9X's are over the Mainland these Days.

[xu2308]

Great Pics of the HDT Promo car,be awsome to get the Two Tassy HDT Promo car's together in some pics

[REDA9X]

REDA9X
Who was going to take them to Le-mans,Was it Holden or HDT or some other team,wonder how they would of been painted up in war paint.
Hope it was HDT,would of looked awesome the A9X Hatches in HDT War paint at Le-Mans,Been interesting how they would of went,but Like the Should of been 1972 Bathurst Race with the LJ XU-1 V8 vs XA GTHO Phase 4,we will never know.

As I said, Bob Forbes had the shells to go to Le Mans. They were green and gold as in the Aussie colours.

[wot179]

REDA9X
Who was going to take them to Le-mans,Was it Holden or HDT or some other team,wonder how they would of been painted up in war paint.
Hope it was HDT,would of looked awesome the A9X Hatches in HDT War paint at Le-Mans,Been interesting how they would of went,but Like the Should of been 1972 Bathurst Race with the LJ XU-1 V8 vs XA GTHO Phase 4,we will never know.

As I said, Bob Forbes had the shells to go to Le Mans. They were green and gold as in the Aussie colours.

Im guessing this would be one of them. http://www.finecars....0606/index.html

[A9X]

Llandudno....

That's Wales if i'm not mistaken, on the beach from memory.

You are posting a long way.

Welcome.

Cymru am byth

[05Torana]

There may have been an extra sedan and four hatches, however, the only ones used specifically by HDT and Marlboro were the ones I described. The aditional sedan may have been used in the same fashion as the third hatch I described and been used by Holden rather than HDT and Marlboro. I have seen the paperwork from both tasmanian cars and all the codes etc are the same, the paintwork was also completed by the same person. I know the two HDT hatches were Vic rego IXT-374 and IXT 375 and I think the sedan was IXT 373 from memory but I'd have to double check that. The thrird hatch from memory was used in SA.